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Mystic Pizza (1988) 6.2
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Reviews: 71 user | 33 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the Connecticut town of Mystic. Director:Donald PetrieWriters:Amy Holden Jones (story) (as Amy Jones) , Amy Holden Jones (screenplay) (as Amy Jones) , 3 more credits » |
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| Annabeth Gish | ... | ||
| Julia Roberts | ... | ||
| Lili Taylor | ... | ||
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| Conchata Ferrell | ... | ||
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Sisters Kat and Daisy work along with Jojo at the pizza parlour in Mystic, Connecticut. Kat, shortly off to Yale, finds herself drawn to a local architect she is babysitting for, while her more tearaway sister starts dating a guy from the money side of the tracks. Jojo leaves her man at the altar; she loves him but shies away from commitment. Meanwhile the fame of the pizza continues to spread; it seems to contain something almost ..... mystic. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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pizza | marriage | commitment | pizza in title | woman wearing only a man's shirt |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 October 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
3 Girlfriends See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$12,793,213 (USA)Company Credits
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Leona: Daisy, do you have to talk like that?
Daisy: I'm sorry, I meant to say 'These fucking shoes are killing me.'
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Performed by Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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In the scene where Kat has brought her mom pizza down at the docks Mrs. Araujo asks, "Hey, Sylvio, you got a job for my smart kid?" Sylvio shakes a dead octopus at her and replies something along the lines of, "Yeah, right here" but is smiling broadly the whole time and does not move his lips. See more »Quotes
Daisy: Jesus Christ, these shoes are killing me.Leona: Daisy, do you have to talk like that?
Daisy: I'm sorry, I meant to say 'These fucking shoes are killing me.'
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RESPECTPerformed by Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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_Mystic Pizza_ would be remembered, if for no other reason, as the film that first made us pay attention to Julia Roberts. It also showcases the early talents of several other actors who later rose to some success and fame in the movies: Lili Taylor and Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio among them. Others in the cast have perhaps deserved better in their careers than they achieved, especially Annabeth Gish, but here they shine fresh and alive.Actually, the entire ensemble cast, including the minor parts, is excellent -- natural, unaffected, convincing performances.
The story concentrates on three young women on the cusp of new lives -- marriage, college, responsibility -- and tracks them through that special summer between the childhood and adulthood. I think it was more unusual in 1988 to show female friendships and a female point of view than has perhaps become ten years later. The women are smart and individualized, surprising and interesting as people.
The men are less so. D'Onofrio has the most fully realized male character, the young fisherman who wants commitment, who wants to be more to his girl than just a sexual aid. The other two men, one a preppie in rebellion and the other a middle-aged married man looking for something he left behind, are mostly just occasions for the women to find some new grounding and growth.
I am also very fond of this film for its insistence on finding one's way in the world by first finding out what is right thing to do, the right way to live.